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An SNP amendment to the King’s Speech on the two-child benefit cap was defeated in Parliament last night. Stephen Flynn tabled an amendment which would have allowed parents to claim child tax credit or universal credit for more than two children. The amendment was defeated after just 103 MPs voted in favour of it, while 363 voted against. Of those 103, seven of them were Labour MPs, despite the Government whipping them to vote against the amendment. Those seven were: Apsana Begum, Imran Hussain, Ian Byrne, Richard Burgon, Zarah Sultana, John McDonnell and Rebecca Long-Bailey – all of whom were…

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